ARTA PLAGE, Djibouti – U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, make their way across a portion of the mountain obstacle course, as part of the final day of the French Marines Desert Survival Course, Oct. 10, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. Approximately 46 U.S. Army Soldiers with French Marines completed several tasks during the survival course, including desert operations, combat lifesaving skills, weapons training, survival cooking, how to decontaminate water, and water and mountain obstacle courses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
U.S., Uganda military forces build mental resilience
11:58 AM10/17/2016
A member of the Uganda People’s Defense Force takes notes during a mental health sharing of best practices Oct 10, 2016. The class was held by a member from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to discuss ways to identify, prevent and treat combat stress on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
Two elephants walk through the Rungwa Game Reserve in Tanzania July 24, 2016. Tanzania Park and Game Reserve rangers have recently received training from the North Carolina Army National Guard and the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, a component of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, on how to capture poachers hunting the animals. Poaching and trafficking in wildlife has become a source of revenue for violent extremist organizations on the continent. (Courtesy photo provided by Army Sgt. Billy Allen.)
Operating from Vicenza, Italy, U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) conducts sustained security engagement with African land forces to promote security, stability, and peace.
Operating from Vicenza, Italy, U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) conducts sustained security engagement with African land forces to promote security, stability, and peace.
Operating from Vicenza, Italy, U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) conducts sustained security engagement with African land forces to promote security, stability, and peace.
Operating from Vicenza, Italy, U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) conducts sustained security engagement with African land forces to promote security, stability, and peace.
STUTTGART, Germany (Aug. 24, 2016) -- Representatives from U.S. Africa Command, AFRICOM component commands, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and other U.S. military, interagency, and partner organizations participated in AFRICOM's Surgeon's Conference at Kelley Barracks on Aug. 24. Entitled "Strength Through Health," the conference allowed participants to discuss ways to leverage capabilities of all partners, including international and interagency, on the African continent to deliver health services to U.S. and combined forces. (Official Dept. of Defense photo by Jason D. Johnston/RELEASED)
Senior Leaders from AFRICOM and Madagascar at Africa Endeavor, an annual communications and information-sharing event that helps develop multinational communications interoperability for African Union and United Nations mandated peace keeping and disaster response missions in Africa, Aug, 22, 2016, Antananarivo, Madagascar. (Photo by U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
Senior Leaders from AFRICOM and Madagascar at Africa Endeavor, an annual communications and information-sharing event that helps develop multinational communications interoperability for African Union and United Nations mandated peace keeping and disaster response missions in Africa, Aug. 22, 2016, Antananarivo, Madagascar. (Photo by U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
Abdulhalim Rijaal, U.S. Department of State program manager for East Africa, discusses challenges, lessons learned and strategies with African Union Mission to Somalia members during the Public Information Officer’s Conference in Djibouti, Aug. 3, 2016. Public information officers attended the conference in Djibouti from Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Mac Broich, an instructor with the Vermont Army National Guard’s Regional Training Institute, observes rounds for a soldier from the Senegalese Army’s 1st Paratrooper Battalion at a range July 13, 2016 in Thies, Senegal as part of Africa Readiness Training 2016. ART 2016 is a U.S. Army Africa exercise designed to increase U.S. and Senegalese readiness and partnership through combined infantry training and live fire events. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Craig Philbrick/Released)
AFRICOM Commander, Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser
2:17 PM7/20/2016
Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, U.S. Africa Command commander, delivers remarks during the AFRICOM change of command ceremony at U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, July 18, 2016. Waldhauser assumed command from Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez. Waldhauser is the first Marine AFRICOM commander and the fourth commander overall. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Senior military leaders from the Tanzanian and U.S. militaries, alongside Hussein Ali Mwinyi, Tanzanian Minister of Defense and National Service, preside over the opening ceremony for exercise Eastern Accord 2016 at the Tanzanian Peacekeeping Training Centre, July 11, 2016, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. EA16 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that brings together partner nations to practice and demonstrate proficiency in conducting peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault/Released)
U.S. forces conduct defensive fires in Somalia against al-Shabaab terrorists in May
12:57 PM6/17/2016
U.S. forces supporting the Federal Government of Somalia provided defensive fires on May 9, 12 and 13, 2016, to protect forces from imminent threats posed by the terrorist group al-Shabaab.
Military members from the Gabonese Armed Forces stand in formation during the opening day ceremony for this year’s Central Accord Exercise in Libreville, Gabon on June 13. U.S. Army Africa’s exercise Central Accord 2016 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that brings together partner nations to practice and demonstrate proficiency in conducting peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Kimball)
Twenty-two African partner nations and nine international partners gathered in Naples, Italy for the 2016 Africa Partnership Station Annual Planning Conference held from 3-6 May. The U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) hosted the event which enables coastal African participants to build maritime security capacity through security force assistance events and engagements.
Africa Partnership Program planning conference focuses on maritime security
11:13 PM6/7/2016
The four-day conference focused on a Global Network of Navies approach to enhancing collaborative efforts to achieve maritime security in the maritime domain around Africa.